Originally Posted By oldranger
A lot of individual variation here. I find a short z-rest adequate for a good night's sleep. Also light and cheap. It can't get any better than that.


I agree, my short Z-lite combined with my modified Ridgerest is more than enough comfort in almost conditions.

I have only ever owned one inflatable, and too be honest it was just too much to deal with for my trail life. I hated trying to get it into its stuff-sack, far too time consuming and could be a royal pain. I disliked the pad sliding around, losing air in the middle of the night and the fragile nature of the material-- it is hard enough to find a leak/pin-sized hole in the best of conditions.

CFF pads take seconds to pack and are virtually indestructible-- no maintenance required.


Edited by ChrisFol (04/09/10 09:57 PM)